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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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